(MENAFN - IANS) p>New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said if a country cannot control who gets access to atomic minerals which it owns, then it is a very sorry state of affairs, as it stayed a verdict of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, in its order, said: Issue notice returnable on March 9, 2021. Until further orders, there shall be a stay of operation of the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
On September 19 last year, the Andhra Pradesh High Court had held that the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) cannot prohibit grant of exploration license for atomic minerals to any private person permissible under the provisions of the Offshore Areas Minerals Development and Regulation (OAMDR) Act.
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